Granville Health System Foundation
Now Accepting Applications for the
2010 Sam Perry Memorial Scholarship
Program
OXFORD, NC (January 4, 2010) –
The Granville Health System
Foundation has announced that it is
now accepting applications for the
2010 Sam Perry Memorial Scholarship
Program.
The Foundation
established the scholarship fund in
honor of Sam Perry, a physician’s
assistant (PA)
whose specialized medical
care had earned him deep respect
from both patients and peers
throughout his career.
The scholarship will
be awarded by the Foundation to a
Granville County resident who has
been accepted into a two-year or
four-year Allied Health Program at
an accredited school and who intends
to pursue a career in the allied
health care field. Programs eligible
for this scholarship include
clinical laboratory sciences,
physical therapy, occupational
therapy, radiological science,
pharmacy, RN, BSN, AND, LPN,
dentistry and related careers,
physician assistant, and nurse
practitioner.
The deadline for submitting
applications is March 31, 2010. The
Scholarship recipient will be
selected by the Foundation Board in
May 2010, using established
criteria. A monetary award of five
hundred dollars ($500.00) will be
paid toward the recipient's tuition
in August 2010, upon verification of
acceptance into an approved program.
This is a one-time scholarship, but
individuals may reapply for as many
years as they are in school.
To
obtain an application packet, please
visit the GHS Foundation website at
www.ghsfoundation.org
or contact:
Janet Herzberg,
Community Relations Director
Granville Health System
1010 College Street
Oxford, NC 27565
Ph. 919.690.2148
About
the Granville Health System
Foundation
The
mission of Granville Health System
Foundation is to serve as a
charitable resource for Granville
Health System, supporting its
commitment to providing quality
health care to all citizens of the
community, where they work and live.
The Foundation builds support for
GHS and provides financial resources
to purchase new equipment, develop
new services, maintain and improve
facilities, and recruit new health
professionals to Granville County.
For more information about the
Granville Health System Foundation,
or to make an online contribution,
please visit ghsfoundation.org.
The Foundation is a
nonprofit 501 (c) 3 organization and
all contributions are tax deductible
to the extent permitted by law.
